Anthony Mantha is leading the Red Wings with 10 goals and is second on the team with 19 points in 21 games. Yet at only 23 years old, he's already had a number of ups and downs in his young hockey career.

During the prospects tournament in 2014, he fractured his tibia after his skate caught a rut in the ice. He missed the next two months, including training camp, before making his pro debut with the Grand Rapids Griffins.

The injury meant the odds of a jaw-dropping season were against Mantha, the 20th-overall pick in 2013. He had 15 goals and 18 assists in a 62 games in his rookie season for the Griffins, an output Red Wings senior vice president Jim Devellano called “very disappointing” for the then-20-year-old.

In 2015-16, Mantha had 21 goals and 24 assists in 60 games for the Griffins, while adding two goals and one assist in 10 games for the Red Wings. Detroit opted to send Mantha back to the AHL in favor of Joakim Andersson as they...

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